Exercise technique

arm slingers hanging straight legs

The arm slingers hanging straight legs exercise involves hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your straight legs up in front of you, targeting the abdominal muscles while also engaging the shoulders and back.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Hang from a pull-up bar with your arms fully extended and your legs straight down.
  2. Engage your core and lift your legs up in front of you until they are parallel to the ground.
  3. Hold for a moment at the top, then slowly lower your legs back down to the starting position.
  4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Which other muscles are involved?

Shoulders, Back.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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